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Hear academics and university leaders reflect on their professional journeys and address some of the biggest questions facing higher education today. The Campus podcast gets under the skin of the issues and individuals defining the future of teaching, research, EDI, digital transformation and sustainability in the academy. Test

By Eliza.Compton , 6 June, 2025

How to strengthen onboarding and integration for international scientific talent

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Welcoming faculty from another country requires more than adding visa information to the domestic induction process. Joanna Daaboul shares how her institution helps international researchers settle into life in France

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4minutes

By Laura.Duckett , 6 June, 2025

How I use social media as a research tool

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Drawing from her autoethnographic experiences, Bhawana Shrestha discusses how she uses social media platforms to deepen collaboration, enrich methodology and widen participation in research

By kiera.obrien , 5 June, 2025

Don’t fear conflict in the classroom: foster respectful discussion instead

Students respectfully debate an issue in the classroom

How do we have meaningful conversations about divisive topics, while dealing with the emotions these debates may spark? Lea Sitkin outlines several strategies to give students the space to explore issues they care about

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4minutes

By Laura.Duckett , 5 June, 2025

The library’s role in reducing the attainment gap

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Read about strategies aimed at closing attainment gaps, such as peer mentoring, inclusive resources and academic skills training to support students

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 5 June, 2025

Strategic silencing: how censorship is reshaping scholarly discourse

Restrictions to US databases and scholarly work mean that researchers need new approaches to navigate research absences and silences rather than the more typical information overload, writes Alison Hicks

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4minutes

By kiera.obrien , 4 June, 2025

Use art to cultivate business students’ understanding of climate change

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Find out how a transdisciplinary project using drawing and art deepens business students’ understanding of sustainability, inspiring them to become climate champions

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5minutes

By Laura.Duckett , 4 June, 2025

AI-proof project-based assessments by making them context-specific

Project-based assessments rooted in real-world, institution-specific contexts help reduce over-reliance on GenAI by emphasising collaboration, oral defence and critical thinking. Learn how to design one effectively

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 4 June, 2025

Key terms you should know to advance net zero goals across the university

Achieving net zero on college campuses is an ambitious target, but with targeted strategies, universities can help their community integrate sustainability practices into campus language and experiences

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3minutes

By kiera.obrien , 3 June, 2025

Use coaching to help students juggle the pressures of academic life

Academic expectations and personal responsibilities are crushing students’ mental health. Could coaching offer them a way to take control of their own learning?

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5minutes

By Laura.Duckett , 3 June, 2025

Active, applied and authentic learning: a model that builds skills and agency

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Learn how the AAA model improved student engagement and learning outcomes in a logistics and supply chain programme, and how its principles apply across disciplines

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3minutes

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